Learning English

Session 2 - News Review

underestimated
(here) thought to be lower than it really is

livelihoods
ways of earning money in order to live

soaring
rising quickly

plummeting
falling quickly and suddenly

staggering
very shocking and surprising

bear the brunt of
suffer the worst part or effect of something bad or harmful

Session 3 - Lingohack

outbreaks
sudden occurrences of disease or war

passed away
died

spotted
noticed after looking carefully

Session 4 - Frankenstein: 10 uses of 'make' 

makes (A1)
creates

has made a name for himself (C2)
has become well-known for something

makes (B1)
causes something to happen

to make matters worse (B2)
to cause a bad situation to get even worse

makes for (B2)
moves towards

makes a start (C2)
begins to do something

makes his blood boil (C2)
causes him to be very angry

makes up his mind (B1)
finally decides

make of (C2)
understand the meaning of

makes time (C1)
finds spare time to do something